Seamen Gunners at Georgetown

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  The Washington times, October 1, 1911, page 14

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  Georgetown Coach Encouraged Defeat Seannen MEL SEN CONFIDENT OF BLUE AND GRAY Showing Against the Seamen Gunners Inspires George town Coach for Future-Dave White Power Behind Line Coach Nielsen is much pleased with the showing of his gridiron warriors against the Seamen Gunners, who met defeat to the tune of 80 to 0, and this week will see some fierce scrimmaginS at the Hilltop. Hart, Greer, and Don nelly made good impressions, and will be given plenty of opportunity from now on to show their class. Georgetown played fast, snappy foot ball, and, though there were a number of rough places in the machinery of the team, yet the first game gave indications of a powerful eleven Considering the heat, some OF the men, working only few days, did very well to re- 1nain in the game as long as they did. That Dave White will be terror on attack VS. seen by his sturdy line breaking. Time and again he would plow into the GunnerS’ forwards AMI fight his way ahead by sheer strength FuIy’s brilliant running in broken field proved troublesome to the Gum On defense, Vlyman, Wayne. Hart, and Greer were in the game all til, time, putting up stubborn fight against the numbering attack of the Gunncrs. During the first quarter Georgetown did not find itself, and wien the whistie blew neither side had scored, the 1unneis Iplu4iis the Ddil III lIl’lI oN II 45-yard line The Blue ana Gray forwards had been played to a stand still. In the: second quarter Georgetown began to do things. scoring tw touch downs. The ball Changed4 hands fire. quently, and the Gunntrs mad it On GeOrSetown’s 25-yard line when the whistle blew. The rest OF The game was too one sided to be interesting Fury ran Wild through the GunnerS, shaking off tackle after tackle. Nlyman gained COnsidcradle distance on Garting end runs. The Gunners got first down only once. The lineup: Georgetown. Positions. Sea. Gun. Bergen, Jameson, L. +. Bradner, Kerr Hart, Heiskell, Reinchild. .........L. T..,....Ffsh, Walla- cabbage Daley (captD. Kraft. .........L. G. Nelson, Goodman StOhlElan, Cunniff Ger ............ Watson Bryant, Greer.....R. G.......... LarTimer Wymard, StOhlman, Moriaritv.......R T............. McIntCc Hegarty, Mcnamara, Donnelly ...... r. E............. MoreJ’ SitterdinS. Costello ..........Q. B.............. Byrct Elyman, Dougherty. y........L. H............... YCho Fury, Mufray......R. H.. Christ tcaptD White, Quinlan....F. B........ Mackenzie TouchdCwns-White go, Vlyman, (2), Quinlan. and Dougherty. Goals from Observation-Disclosures %. Referec-Mr Donnelly, of Navy. Umpre-Mr. Civ hnesman-Mr. Edwards Lmcsmen-. Messrs. O’Sullivan, of Georgetown Uni Versity, and BeaSley, of Navy. Time Of Quarters-Ten minutes each.

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Georgetown leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.